A 2024 scan of Terry Callen's original painting, courtesy of the Newcastle Maritime Museum. Original work held by the Newcastle Maritime Museum, scanned with their kind permission. 

An artwork by Newcastle Artist and Historian Terry Callen, depicting the Convict Lumber Yard that previously existed on the shore of Newcastle Harbour. The site (Nowadays located on Scott Street) is a representation of one of the earliest sites of the colonial convict industry in Australia. 

More on the Lumber Yard can be found here: https://visitnewcastle.com.au/see-do/convict-lumberyard

A recreation of the Lumber Yard c. 1840 can be found here: https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2008/10/02/the-virtual-convict-lumber-yard-circa-1840/

More on the Artist can be found here: https://www.library.gov.au/research/guides-and-resources/guides-selected-collections/callen-collection